The win over Stroudsburg was Pleasant Valley's first-ever victory over the Mountaineers and gave the Bears a 4-0 record halfway through the league schedule.

The Bears held a 26-22 lead after Stroudsburg's Brian Tramontina pinned Jim Christy in 1 minute, 16 seconds at 160 pounds. Pleasant Valley's Kevin Nagle fell behind 3-0 to Jim Ludlow at 171 before ralling for a 6-4 win to give the Bears a 29-22 lead.

Knowing that Stroudsburg heavyweight Joe Hull would be awarded a forfeit win, Pleasant Valley's Kevin Serfass knew he had to get points at 189. Serfass and Jim Ludlow battled to a 4-4 draw after two periods before Serfass scored six in a row and eventually pinned the Mountaineer in 4:54 to give the Bears the win.

Pleasant Valley was able to beat Pen Argyl when Nagle pinned Matt Keith in 2:59 at 189. Serfass moved to heavyweight against the Green Knights and battled to a draw with Christian Keller.

Mike Lusch (189) and Steve Hawk (heavyweight) recorded pins to bring the Indians close against Palmerton, but the Blue Bombers were able to build a big lead with pins by Mike Serfass (160) and Rich Hertzog (171).

Lehighton trailed Emmaus 27-15 after nine bouts before posting four consecutive pins. Carlos Lorenzo stopped Jake Civitts in 2:46 at 160, and Mike Glassic stopped Royce Jackomen in 2:37 at 171 before Lusch and Hawk recorded their almost standard falls. Lusch and Hawk, along with lightweight Nick Lorenzo, were all undefeated through last week.

Eric Stroup (125), Christman and Hertzog were the only Blue Bombers to win two matches on the day.

Panther Valley won for the first time all season with a 52-10 win over Schuylkill Haven. The Panthers used three forfeits and four pins to take the victory. Recording falls were: Tony Focht (112), Gene Dacey (130), Chad Bohannon (152) and Vinnie Sweeney (heavyweight).

Jim Thorpe had a busy week. The week started well with a 47-25 win over Schuylkill Haven, but the Olympians followed with a 33-29 loss to Columbia Montour and a 36-29 setback at Pottsville.

The Olympians trailed Schuylkill Haven 25-23 after nine bouts before putting the match away with four consecutive falls. Jeff Reese started the run at 160 when he stopped Jeff Minnich in 3:22. Shawn Sheckler followed with a 4:53 fall over Steve Moyer at 171, and Brian Walck stopped Jim Kilraine in 1:35 at 189. Heavyweight Eric Schoch ended the night with a 3:09 fall over Chris Swartz.

Jim Thorpe led Columbia Montour 29-21 after 11 bouts before stumbling in the final two. Columbia's Mike Deer pinned Walck in 3:07 at 189, and heavyweight Nat Bressler stopped Schoch in 2:47 to give the team a win.